Wait, what?

[elisi]

Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to leave in 2022

BOTH OF THEM?

omg who will take over from Chibnall???

(Sorry to see Jodie go, but it is what it is)

Comments

[makamu]

Wait, what?

That is a piece of news I am definitely reading with one crying and one laughing eye. I like Thirteen and was very meh on most of her episodes, unfortunately

[elisi]

Wait, what?
I'd heard rumours of Jodie leaving, but then there are always rumours so I didn't pay any attention...

That is a piece of news I am definitely reading with one crying and one laughing eye. I like Thirteen and was very meh on most of her episodes, unfortunately
Same here. Let's hope this final run is awesome. (It's going to be all one long story, rather than standalones, so it'll finally be Chibnall playing to his strengths.)

[nostalgia]

He has strengths?! XD

[fh14]

Have been lowkey expecting this announcement since "Jodie is leaving after some 2022 specials" has been rumored for a few weeks... but very surprised that they just dropped this on twitter out of nowhere rather than announcing it at the hyped Comic Con panel they had four days ago.

I would've liked to see more of Jodie, but the most likely scenario was always gonna be Chibnall outlasting her rather than the other way around, so I'm content with this news. I just hope they make good use of the time they have left.

[elisi]

He DOES. Tons of good Torchwood stuff, Broadchurch which is generally lauded as pretty good (I haven't seen it, so can't vouch for it, but I believe that it's good) and just... none of it has translated to showrunning. I wasn't expecting particular greatness, I just wanted something decent. So here's to hoping that a serialised story will be better than all the standalone stuff.

[nostalgia]

Yeah maybe it will be

[masakochan]

Your Chibnall icon sums it up pretty good.

[elisi]

I mean, we can hope...

Mostly I am DEEPLY CURIOUS who the next one is going to be. MAYBE it will be a woman! :O

[elisi]

Promethia made it, we felt we needed it.

[elisi]

Have been lowkey expecting this announcement since "Jodie is leaving after some 2022 specials" has been rumored for a few weeks...
Same here, but Chibnall going too was a surprise. When he took over he talked about 'a five year plan' so I always presumed he had more he wanted to do.

but very surprised that they just dropped this on twitter out of nowhere rather than announcing it at the hyped Comic Con panel they had four days ago.
Whoever does the media/PR these days is very bad at their job!

I would've liked to see more of Jodie, but the most likely scenario was always gonna be Chibnall outlasting her rather than the other way around, so I'm content with this news. I just hope they make good use of the time they have left.
Same here! *crosses fingers*

[nostalgia]

Kris Marshall!!!!

[fh14]

Whoever does the media/PR these days is very bad at their job!

I think a lot of this does stem from Chibnall being very spoiler-averse, which I can understand (especially after those big leaks during the Moffat era) but the show has definitely had really bad promotion the past couple of years that extends well beyond that. Here's hoping this news actually ushers in a new era of the BBC actually *gasp* promoting one of their flagship programs!

[elisi]

Here's hoping this news actually ushers in a new era of the BBC actually *gasp* promoting one of their flagship programs!
Steady now.

[elisi]

*screams*

[astrogirl]

Hmm, I find my main thought is, "Aww, damn, I would really like to see what someone else would do with Whittaker's Doctor."

[makamu]

I'd heard rumours of Jodie leaving, but then there are always rumours so I didn't pay any attention...

I had the same thought.

Same here. Let's hope this final run is awesome. (It's going to be all one long story, rather than standalones, so it'll finally be Chibnall playing to his strengths.)

I have been wondering since series 11 why they chose to do episodic stuff again when most of television has moved away from that model and Chibnall was manifestly better when telling arcs ( Broadchurch Series 1 , anyone?)

[elisi]

You are not alone...

[elisi]

I have been wondering since series 11 why they chose to do episodic stuff again when most of television has moved away from that model and Chibnall was manifestly better when telling arcs ( Broadchurch Series 1 , anyone?)
It's so WEIRD. Also Chibnall does ensembles/group dynamics/character stuff very well and just... next to nothing.

[makamu]

Also Chibnall does ensembles/group dynamics/character stuff very well and just... next to nothing.

Granted, I have not seen series 12 yet, but I have been wondering at the lack as well. It cannot be the number of characters (the cast of Torchwood and Broadchurch are both bigger), so why?

[promethia_tenk]

I hate how useful it's been.

[makamu]

Far from it!

[promethia_tenk]

Annoyingly, my immediate, gut reaction was relief, and I think that about sums it up for this era.

[promethia_tenk]

I am rather worried they won't find anybody, tbh . . .

[elisi]

Who knows with the BBC these days...

ETA: It's the 60th anniversary in 2023. Ponder, ponder.

[elisi]

Yeah. OTOH I haven't used it all THAT much because... I've not talked about Chibnall Who all that much.